"Sir, do you need a half-elf slave girl
Our chamber of commerce has just trained a batch, the quality is very good, would you like to take a look? "
As soon as Ke Lin walked to the entrance of the Hyacinth Chamber of Commerce, he was stalked by a salesman.
"I'm here to find someone."
"Who are you looking for?"
"A businessman named Sith, do you know him?"
"This... I don't know what you want to do with our president?"
Colin frowned. He didn't expect that when he first entered the slave market, the first chamber of commerce he encountered would have someone he was looking for.
Moreover, the guy introduced by Prince Okamoto is actually the president of a large-scale chamber of commerce.
Seeing the wary look on the salesman's face, Colin took out the token from Okamoto.
The salesman took the badge, but the skepticism on his face still did not fade away, obviously he did not know the token: "Please wait a moment, I will go in and ask for you."
Not long after, the salesman came back, followed by a tall, thin middle-aged half-elf man.
"Excuse me, is this Lord Viscount Angelet?"
"Yes. Are you?"
"My humble servant is Sith. Prince Okamoto has already told me about you, come in quickly!"
Colin nodded, and followed Sith into the Hyacinth Chamber of Commerce.
Through the lively front hall, Sith led Colin to a quiet courtyard.
The courtyard is full of roses, and under the breeze blowing, the elegant fragrance of flowers blows to the face.
In the middle of the flowers, there is a gazebo.
Sith took Colin to the gazebo to sit down, and asked respectfully, "Master Viscount, what would you like to drink?"
"Cafe."
A waiter immediately brought two mugs with steaming coffee inside.
Sith waved his hand, and the attendant retreated immediately, leaving the place to Colin and Sith.
"Welcome to Silvermoon City, respected Viscount Angelet, if you need anything here, please do not hesitate to ask."
Colin took a sip of his coffee. Then he didn't greet Sith, and asked directly: "Tell me about the situation of the major forces in Silvermoon City."
Sith laughed: "I don't know what power you are asking about? I have been in business for decades, and I still know the power of the half-elf business world..."
"I'm talking about political power." Colin rolled his eyes and interrupted the half-elf businessman who was pretending to be stupid.
"Master Viscount, about political power... How can I, a small businessman, know much about it..."
Colin looked at Sith playfully, then pointed to the roses in the garden, and said lightly, "Are these blood roses?"
"Yes. If Lord Viscount likes it, I can give you a batch."
"I'm not interested in flowers." Colin shook his head and smiled, "However, I heard that Queen Elsa's favorite flower is the blood rose."
"Yes. The entire Silvermoon City knows about this."
"Then tell me about Queen Aisha."
"Okay." Sith didn't evade this time, "Queen Aisha was born in the Miller family and is the youngest daughter of Duke Miller..."
"Half-elf Prime Minister Duke Miller?" Colin suddenly thought of the half-elf who greeted him at the gate of the city.
"Yes." Sith nodded and continued, "Queen Aisha married into the royal family three years ago..."
Hearing this time three years ago, Collin was immediately alert.
It suddenly occurred to him that the plan drawn up by the Duke of St. Hilde and the Marquis of Garcia to wipe out threats from inside and outside the North was not exactly three years ago
This is a coincidence
still…
Sith's narration over there continued: "...Because His Majesty the King was old after all, and it was too late for the Queen to conceive a child, so a year ago, he selected a young man from the Miller family to be his adopted son. , that is, His Royal Highness the Second Prince Tupe..."
"Wait!" Colin interrupted immediately, "You mean, Prince Tupe was selected from the children of the Miller family, not the half-elven royal family, the Mordiven family?"
"Yes." Sith nodded in confirmation.
Colin sneered.
What does the Miller family want
The queen belongs to their family, and even the adopted son of the king belongs to their family.
Even though Tu Pei has changed his surname to Mo Di Wen, would the old king really recognize this foreign blood
Could it be that Duke Miller wants to play the trick of dove occupying magpie's nest
"What about Prince William?" Colin asked again.
"Prince William is the biological son of His Majesty the King and the previous Queen."
"Which family did the last queen come from?"
"The Rutte family."
A majestic face flashed in Colin's mind. At the welcome banquet last night, the one sitting at the main table was Duke Rutte.
"Then the current Duke of Rutte belongs to the previous queen?" Colin asked again.
"younger brother."
"Does Duke Rutte hold any court position now?"
"Duke Rutte is the commander of the Silver Moon Guard."
Colin nodded, probably understanding the political status quo of the half-elf kingdom.
In his view, the high-level forces in this country are mainly divided into two factions.
The second prince faction centered on the queen, Prince Tupe, and Duke Miller, and the eldest prince faction centered on the king, Prince William, and Duke Rutte.
However, now it seems that the eldest prince's faction clearly has the upper hand.
After all, the eldest prince's line of succession was already ahead of Prince Tupe's, and he was assisted by the king. In addition, the most elite army in the kingdom was still in the hands of his uncle, Duke Rutte.
No wonder Prince Tupe is going to the north to marry Vera. If there is no help from outside forces, the current Prince Tupe is no match for his brother.
So, how does the Duke of St. Hilde plan to push the disadvantaged Prince Tupe to the throne, so as to control the half-elven kingdom and get the key to enter the East
And what about the East
They will certainly not sit back and watch the half-elven kingdom fall under the control of the North, so how are they going to deal with it
And this Sith.
Of course, Colin didn't believe that this guy was just a simple businessman.
I just don't know what role the troll forces represented by Prince Okamoto are going to play in the battle for Silvermoon City
And Colin himself...
I am afraid that at present it is only a pawn on this intricate chessboard.
But in order to prevent Vera from marrying that half-elf prince, Ke Lin felt that he had to become a chess player!
During the previous trip, he had roughly sketched out a plan.
However, he needs a breakthrough.
"Are you a knight?" Colin asked suddenly, licking his sharp canine teeth.
Sith was obviously taken aback, apparently he did not expect Colin to ask himself such a question: "You are joking, I am a small businessman, how can I be qualified to be baptized and become a noble knight?"
Colin was a little disappointed, and asked again: "Among the half-elven royal family members, there should be quite a lot of knights, right?"
"Of course, serving the Lord of Radiance is the long-cherished wish of every half-elf noble!"
This is a fact. Although there is also a church of the Goddess of Fate in Silvermoon City, under the cover of the powerful forces of the Glorious Empire, the church of the Lord of Radiance is more lively.
The first career choice for half-elf noble children is naturally knights, not rangers.
"His Majesty the King used to be a fourth-rank knight, Her Majesty the Queen, the two princes are also knights, and Duke Rutte..."
Hearing the prominent names coming out of Sith's mouth one after another, Colin showed an excited smile.
"Okay, that's all for today, I have something to say, so I'll take my leave first."
"Okay, you are welcome to visit anytime! I will send you out right away."
The two walked out all the way, and when they reached the entrance of the chamber of commerce, they encountered a group of heavily armed guards.
Colin looked at the familiar face in the lead, and said in surprise:
"Prince William?"
(end of this chapter)